- Friedrich Merz can’t go on like this The Economist
- Merz’s Ambitions for Germany Crash Into a World Upended by Trump Bloomberg.com
- The incredible shrinking German chancellor politico.eu
- Germany's struggling coalition government strives to bridge differences Reuters
- ‘Stuck in the mud’: one year on, Friedrich Merz struggles to find his footing The Guardian
Oil prices drop and stock markets rise after reports of deal to end Iran war
Reports have raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.
The idyllic island caught in Manila’s tug of war with Beijing – The Times
- The idyllic island caught in Manila’s tug of war with Beijing The Times
- Exclusive: China Coast Guard officers raise national flag at Tiexian Jiao in South China Sea, clean up garbage left by illegal Philippine personnel Global Times
- The tiny island standing up to Xi Jinping The Telegraph
- China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea Reuters
- PCG CHALLENGES CHINESE RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN KALAYAAN ISLAND GROUP The Philippine Coast Guard conducted a Maritime Domain Awareness flight over the Kalayaan Island Group on May 6 to challenge alleged Chinese marine scientific resea facebook.com
U.S. floats “wish list” to end Iran war; Israeli strikes kill eight in Lebanon; Republicans want $1 billion for East Wing – Drop Site News
- U.S. floats “wish list” to end Iran war; Israeli strikes kill eight in Lebanon; Republicans want $1 billion for East Wing Drop Site News
- The Deal With the Iranian Regime WSJ
- From ‘Unconditional Surrender’ to ‘Please Make a Deal’ The Dispatch
- Simultaneous War and Peace in the Persian Gulf National Review
- No uranium or nuclear sites: what a good Iran deal looks like The Australian
Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making
Latest proposal, derided by Tehran as a ‘wishlist’, could yet be a way out – but with 5,000 dead, it comes at an awful price
Another day, another hairpin turn in the world of Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
The weekend was all about war, and Trump insisting Iran had not yet “paid a big enough price”. Tuesday was Project Freedom, styled as a grand “humanitarian gesture” to allow trapped ships and their crews to escape the Gulf, but also aimed at weakening Iran’s chokehold on the strait of Hormuz.
Continue reading...Canadian Actress Claire Brosseau Asks Court for Medically Assisted Suicide – TMZ
- Canadian Actress Claire Brosseau Asks Court for Medically Assisted Suicide TMZ
- Toronto woman who wants to die by MAID asks court for urgent exemption CBC
- Physically healthy actress with ‘embarrassment of riches’ begs court to allow her to die by assisted suicide New York Post
- Most Canadians Support MAID. But the Issue of Access for People With Mental Illness Is Fraught. The New York Times
- An alarm bell is ringing on medically assisted death for mental illness The Globe and Mail
Beware the Sudden Death of Vladimir Putin – Newsweek
- Beware the Sudden Death of Vladimir Putin Newsweek
- Unsettled Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid assassinations and coup fears, intel report says CNN
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 4, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Vladimir Putin hunkers down for fear of assassination Financial Times
- Paranoid Putin’s Hiding Place Revealed as He Vanishes for Weeks The Daily Beast
Timmy the humpback whale is presumed to have died after being released into a shipping lane – Euronews.com
- Timmy the humpback whale is presumed to have died after being released into a shipping lane Euronews.com
- Rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ after tracker failure The Guardian
- Tracker Used To Monitor Rescued Humpback Whale Has Reportedly Failed Yahoo
- Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort NPR
- Timmy the Whale Was Released Into the North Sea After Being Stranded Off the German Coast for Weeks. Was That the Right Call? Smithsonian Magazine
CNBC anchor Sara Eisen confronts antisemitism — on air and online – Jewish Insider
- CNBC anchor Sara Eisen confronts antisemitism — on air and online Jewish Insider
- Your Daily Phil: Killer bots: Jewish leaders at Milken harangue social media for antisemitism eJewishPhilanthropy
- Milken crowd warns of populism’s poison Jewish Insider
- Milken crowd sees dangerous convergence of populism and antisemitism Jewish Insider
- At Milken conference, Jewish leaders sound alarm on social media’s role in antisemitism surge eJewishPhilanthropy
CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87
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G7 trade talks target critical minerals as US-EU tariff rift strains unity – Reuters
- G7 trade talks target critical minerals as US-EU tariff rift strains unity Reuters
- Exclusive: G7 in talks to set up permanent unit to oversee critical minerals agenda Reuters
- Repeated attempts to ‘break China’s stranglehold’ undermine West’s rare earth self-sufficiency drive; internal rifts make ‘small circles’ unsustainable: expert Global Times
- France Unveils Rules to Reduce Reliance on China for Rare Earths Bloomberg.com
- G7 trade ministers meet in Paris as global tensions and tariff threats mount France 24
Pro-Palestine group protests outside Israeli real estate event in New York
Demonstration against event featuring properties for sale in occupied West Bank is the second protest in six months.
UN demands Israel release Gaza flotilla activists, investigate abuse claims
Israel must 'immediately and unconditionally' release Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago de Avila, rights office spokesman says.
Follow the money: How far-right Reform UK built a global network
Reform UK’s rise is backed by individual donors, overseas trips and networks that contrast with its nationalist message.
Andes Strain Of Hantavirus—Only Known Variant That Spreads Person-To-Person—Is On Ship (Live Updates) – Forbes
- Andes Strain Of Hantavirus—Only Known Variant That Spreads Person-To-Person—Is On Ship (Live Updates) Forbes
- Hantavirus on cruise ship confirmed as rare type that can spread human-to-human NPR
- I Sailed the MV Hondius. Its Crisis Won’t Derail Cruising. Barron's
- 3 People Are Evacuated From Cruise Ship With Hantavirus Outbreak The New York Times
- Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts WSJ
Burkina Faso authorities accused of secretly detaining prominent journalist
RSF says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities' account.
Israeli court rejects appeal by detained Gaza aid flotilla activists – France 24
- Israeli court rejects appeal by detained Gaza aid flotilla activists France 24
- Israel extends detention of Gaza flotilla activists, lawyers say Al Jazeera
- Spain summons Israeli envoy to protest detention of Spanish flotilla activist The Times of Israel
- Israeli Court Extends Detention of Gaza Flotilla Activists by Six Days After Appeal Rejected Haaretz
- Former Barrington High student detained as part of flotilla sailing to Gaza Daily Herald
Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache – TechCrunch
- Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache TechCrunch
- How children are getting creative and fooling age verification checks Euronews.com
- Kids can bypass some age checks with a drawn-on mustache The Register
- Kids with fake mustaches can fool high-tech age verification systems Fast Company
- The Online Safety Act Is Changing the Internet for Kids — But Families Say It’s Still Not Enough Bitdefender
Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war
Analysts say shared US and Chinese interests in reopening the Strait of Hormuz could create a path towards peace.
‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss
Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in power
A political showdown is taking place in the Indian state of West Bengal as the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, India’s most powerful female politician, has refused to resign after she lost elections to the prime minister’s party this week.
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) won an overwhelming victory on Monday in state elections in West Bengal, where Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress party (TMC) have been in power for 15 years.
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